Jamie Lynne Grumet has become the poster mom of attachment parenting. With her almost-four-year-old son, Aram, at her breast, the 26 year old Los Angeles mother’s turn as a Time cover model has given the world a lingering visual of what so-called extended breastfeeding looks like. Although the
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Jesus served, he served gently, and he served people unlike himself. He calls us to do the same.

The Discreet Messiah
(Isaiah 42:1-9)
1. At Vacation Bible School, the teacher stacked a bunch of apples on one end of a table with a sign saying, "Take only one apple please - God is watching."
On the other end of the table was a pile of cookies which an overly-generous mom brought over. Her
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God has never spent one moment thinking He is me. Meekness is understanding who I am, who God is, and responding accordingly.

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Jesus’ first statements were shocking to the audience that sat before Him on this Galilean hillside.. He challenged them with things totally foreign to their way of thinking. No doubt, they expected to be commended for
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We develop gentleness in the body by balancing power and gentleness as we study God's Word, restore fallen brothers and sisters and in sharing the gospel.

Together we have been focusing on how to develop the fruit of the Spirit within our church so that we will be an alluring and attractive place to the world around us. As we’ve seen consistently, it is the “fruit” of the Spirit and not the “fruits” of the Spirit. There
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This is a sermon on 1 Peter 3:15 and the need for Scripture memorization in order to be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have in Jesus Christ.

Please open your Bibles to 1 Peter 3:8-18 which we will read in a few minutes.
Suffering for doing good NIV
Suffering for righteousness’ sake ESV
When you are wronged ISV
Suffering for doing right NRSV/CEV
To be sure, no one likes suffering. Suffering is unpleasant.
We usually think of
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Exploring the importance of the spiritual attribute of weakness and what it looks like in the Christian

Happy Are the Meek
CCCAG September 17th, 2017
Scripture- Matt 5:5
Growing up in the city, you learn a few things very quickly. One of the things you learn is that you do not mess with the police. When I was living with my dad, Kenosha would use foot patrols in the high crime areas, and we
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If you learn anything about gentleness, please understand that real gentleness requires supernatural strength. In fact, the way to be gentle is to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.

INTRODUCTION
Orange you glad you came to church today? Fruit is the outward expression of an inner nature. When you see an orange hanging on a tree, you can safely assume, that’s an orange tree. The reason you can identify the tree is because of its fruit. Jesus said the same thing about
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I must say this, today there is a sadistic and egoistic pleasure in being snobby, overbearing, rude and curt? We have just forgotten to be kind, gentle and pleasant!

Gentleness…
Acts 11:2’And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him…’
It is sad that many are skeptical about fasting! Let us not do fasting as a ritual or a religious custom like many do these days without any change in them. Are
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The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness November 22, 2009
Galatians 5:22-23
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
What is Gentleness?
Praütes
Mild and gentle friendliness
“Meekness” – gets a bad rap
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INTRO.- Our behavior in this world.
ILL.- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the first senior officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
When Admiral Farragut’s son was about ten years old, the father said in his hearing, that when he was
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We race as a team. Helping our teammates especially those who may be like Elijah, and requesting to die.

Roadblocks
PPT 1 (Series Theme) Very encouraging messages the next 4 Sundays, you want to be here.
This week roadblocks, then detours - Joseph, Elisha, Moses, David, everyone has had detours to deal with. Then a message on, "then the fight started." - A message about how the stress of the race
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In the nine graces of the Fruit of the Spirit is the Spirit of Gentleness.

Be Ye Gentle
Galatians 5:22
As we consider the Fruit of the Spirit, it is important for us to come to the realization that this means we must submit ourselves to the Spirit of God if we are going to manifest these nine graces.
Several things about each:
• God has demonstrated each
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God has promised to give us a "new heart".But why not fix the old heart.... and what would a baby born in a manger have to do with this gift?

OPEN: A 4 year old girl was brought to the ER with a severe cough. But as little girls sometimes do… she talked and talked and talked which made it difficult for the nurse to listen to the sounds in her lung.
Finally, the nurse said, "Shhh, I have to see if Barney is in there."
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Choosing to rejoice in the Lord leads to a gentle spirit, and to four virtues of a spiritual life.

Dr. Steve Mathews
United Baptist Church
December 13, 2015
Philippians 4:4-7
Choosing Joy
I. Joy is a choice- vs. 4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Exposition:
• Rejoicing in the Lord is a choice. Paul expects that his audience can do this. He repeats
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"Relaunch 2015"
pt. 7 - I Will Be Meek
Galatians 5:22-23
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Introduction: I want to welcome you this morning to part 5 of a
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